Evaluation Reports

Some evaluation reports are public and can be downloaded from this website, while others are restricted to MSF users and can only be accessed via Tukul. This limitation is mainly due to the sensitive nature of the operational contexts and the resulting content. However, there are internal discussions about making all evaluation reports publicly searchable. If you are an MSF association member, reports are made available on various associate platforms such as www.insideOCB.com.

The purpose of this evaluation was to review the experience in needs assessment and response to displacement in open settings. For the evaluation process, six interventions were reviewed: MSF Operational Centre Geneva (OCG) interventions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (Haut-Uélé), Djibouti, Cameroon and Iraq; Operational Centre Brussels (OCB) interventions in South Africa and Pakistan; and partial review of Operational Centre Paris (OCP) experience in Pakistan.

MSF-CH has been working in Gulu since 2003, supporting different health structures and running a shelter for “night commuters”. This evaluation was initiated by the desk, mainly because the progress of this project was slow and there were doubts whether it addresses real needs. Hence the general objective of the evaluation was to review the intervention in Gulu and determine its Relevance, Effectiveness and Efficiency. In addition Perception, Co-ordination and Exit strategies were looked at. The evaluation was carried out between September and October 2005.

Since October 1991, the Rift Valley, Western and Nyanza provinces of Kenya have been affected by ethnic clashes. The violence has resulted in over 1,500 deaths and approximately 300,000 displaced people. MSF opened its mission in February 1994. To achieve its goal, 3 key strategies were adopted:1) to provide relief by working through churches & local NGOs and strengthening their capacity,2) to hire national staff with the same status and responsibilities than MSF expatriates and 3) to enhance local community participation in the mission activities.